Div. III regional: Pershing County sweeps region crowns

1:52 AM,
Feb. 17, 2013

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The Pershing County boys and girls basketball teams pulled off the lone sweep of the North region championships.

The girls beat White Pine, 64-51, while the boys got past Silver Stage, 57-50, in the Division III North title games Saturday at Elko. All four teams advance to this week's state tournament in Las Vegas.

The Mustang girls are the two-time defending state champions in Class 2A, which is now Division III. ...